Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

In my practice, I blend Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles to guide you toward a meaningful life. We'll tackle challenges and align actions with your values, focusing on growth. This approach welcomes every part of you, offering a space for healing and self-discovery. If you're on the edge of change, craving a life that truly reflects who you are, I'm here to support you. Together, we can chart a path to a fulfilling life. Ready to begin? Reach out.

I employ techniques derived from ACT in my treatment with patients. I feel as though ACT-based interventions are particularly helpful in my work with patients experiencing various concerns.

The principles of ACT therapy embody what I believe makes therapy a worthwhile process, and I truly believe the name of the therapy itself speaks volumes. To make change, to grow, and to change a life from something ordinary to something extraordinary requires us to ACT. I also believe in normalizing the human condition, offering empathy and respect, teaching how the mind and body connect, and helping people live a life that means something.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a approach I use with all of my clients. I do not want clients to view their thoughts and emotions in a negative way, which can lead to serious negative self talk and diminish their chance to grow. I want my clients to find acceptance in their thoughts and emotions without judgement on themselves, and work together to move forward and to be in the present moment.

My work is based on ACT. I appreciate how humanistic it is. How it respects the defenses our brains put up, and tries to get you in touch with the pain underlying it so that you can get through the things you're avoiding to do the things that are important more.

ACT helps clients live more meaningfully by fostering psychological flexibility and values-based action. I use ACT to support clients in developing self-compassion, accepting difficult emotions, and making empowered choices that align with their identity and goals.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping clients accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or avoiding them. It encourages individuals to connect with their values and take committed action toward living a meaningful life, despite challenges. In my practice, I use ACT to help clients build psychological flexibility—teaching them how to be present with their emotions, practice self-compassion, and make choices aligned with their core values.

I want to guide you to implement self awareness and self compassion. Through Acceptance, we will work together to identify what no longer serves you, what to let go of, and what you do have control over.

Our clinicians often utilize an ACT approach, in conjunction with other modalities based on the individual.

ACT is a specialized form of psychotherapy that emphasizes psychological flexibility and mindfulness. It helps individuals accept their thoughts and feelings rather than trying to change or control them. ACT encourages clients to commit to values-based actions, fostering a richer, more meaningful life. By using techniques like cognitive defusion, acceptance, and mindfulness, ACT empowers individuals to confront their inner struggles, reduce avoidance behaviors, and enhance overall well-being.

ACT is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you to tay focused on the present moment and to accept thoughts and feelings without judgement. Being a yoga studio owner for 10 years, brings knowledge and experience in mindfulness. In addition to individual sessions, I offer weekly group therapy for anxiety that offers a unique setting including meditation, yoga and group processing which results in feeling more understood, and less isolated with what you are experiencing.

We live in a society that is constantly normalizing us to what we are "supposed to be" and what we are "supposed to feel". Much of the distress someone feels is their interpretation of an experience and labeling it as good or bad. When we do this, we go into fight, flight, or freeze. Acceptance and Commitment therapy can help you accept the good, the bad, and the ugly, lean into anxiety, and commit to living a life in line with your values.

ACT is all about powering up and working through discomfort by remembering what's really important to you. So, for instance, if you're uncomfortable finishing what's on your plate, you remember that the real reason you sat down for dinner was to continue your recovery, which is important because your family and friends need you and you want to be healthy so you can still go to Spain next summer. In other words, you ACCEPT the discomfort and COMMIT to your values. Get it?

I help clients work through difficult emotions and identify ways to help them cope with these emotions in their daily life.